Student Accountant

Oregon State University; Corvallis (OR); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 25 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Oregon State University in Corvallis is seeking a part-time student accountant to support the Cashiering team in Treasury Operations. You will assist at the reception desk, perform data entry, process deposits, and help with account research for student accounts and other payers.

The role emphasizes accuracy, customer service, and teamwork across campus, with up to 24 hours per week. Prior experience is not required; we provide training and mentorship in a busy office environment.

Qualifications

• Must be academically enrolled in a program at a high school, community college, or university.
• Must meet academic standing requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students: 6 credit hours per term; Graduate students: 5 credit hours per term.

Responsabilités

• Assist students, student clubs and departments across campus at office service windows.
• Communicate regularly with students and departments in person as well as via phone and email.
• Sort incoming USPS and OSU mail for processing and posting. Process returned mail.
• Prepare received payments for data entry/depositing, reconcile and balance accordingly.
• Record maintenance and administrative support: document filing, updating Excel reports and transaction logs.
• General office support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Data entry

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Formation

Enrollment in a post-secondary program

Description du poste

Important Notifications

Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Applications must be submitted prior to this deadline.

Current Employees: Do not apply via the OSU Career site. Instead, please login to your regular Workday account and visit the Jobs Hub to apply.

Department: Cashiering

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill up to one part‑time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) student accountant for the Cashiering of Treasury Operations Department at Oregon State University (OSU).

This position is responsible for assisting the Cashier's team with reception desk greeting, data entry, deposit processing, and account research. The team is responsible for all Oregon State University deposit activity recording and reconciliation, cash and cash handling services, and coordinates electronic receipt compliance programs. This role will specifically provide assistance to students and student clubs, processing received payments mailed in for student accounts, the OSU veterinary hospital clients, and other third‑party payers.

Position Duties

• Assist students, student clubs and departments across campus at office service windows.
• Communicate regularly with students and departments in person as well as via phone and email.
• Sort incoming USPS and OSU mail for processing and posting. Process returned mail.
• Prepare received payments for data entry/depositing, reconcile and balance accordingly.
• Record maintenance and administrative support: document filing, updating Excel reports and transaction logs.
• General office support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Transferable Skill Development

In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below: Communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Technology.

Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home‑schooling program
• Undergraduate and post‑baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
• *International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to complete accurate data entry.
• Ability to concentrate on detailed projects and provide status updates on progress toward completion.
• Willing and able to be customer facing for in person interactions.
• Demonstrable examples of being flexible with the type and volume of work, as certain times of the term will require focused high volume data entry, and other times this position will support the office with general office support.

Additional Required Qualifications

• This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History